1. Golden rules of rail braking
As a prelude to any study of braking control technologies, it is important to remember the six golden rules that all railway braking systems must meet:
automaticity ;
continuity ;
inexhaustibility ;
moderability ;
tranquility ;
testability.
Definitions of each are given in the following paragraphs.
1.1 Automatic
Automaticity is certainly the most important design principle for a rail braking system. A rail convoy is made up of vehicles linked together by coupling devices (permanent rods, automatic couplers...
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